"I arise every morning torn between the desire to save the world and the desire to savor the world. It makes it hard to plan the day." --E. B. White

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

The Revolution Starts Now

One last non-birdy post on this historical and uber-important evening. Watching the election returns come in has not disappointed. The past two elections have shown how polls and conventional wisdom can be misleading, so to see this one come through was a relief. Positive change is on the way, can you feel it?Yesterday I posted about patriotism, and tonight's victory speech by Sen. Obama was a moving promise to reunite our country. I'm hopeful he can succeed.

Today I'm thinking one thing: the revolution starts now. OK, really, probably 23-odd months ago when Obama first announced, but now there is really a new day dawning. And tomorrow, another new day dawning, I'll be back to talking birds. There have been some good ones lately!

The Revolution Starts NowI was walkin’ down the streetIn the town where I was bornI was movin’ to a beatThat I’d never felt beforeSo I opened up my eyesAnd I took a look aroundI saw it written ‘cross the skyThe revolution starts nowYeah, the revolution starts now

The revolution starts nowWhen you rise above your fearAnd tear the walls around you downThe revolution starts hereWhere you work and where you playWhere you lay your money downWhat you do and what you sayThe revolution starts nowYeah the revolution starts now

Last night I had a dreamThat the world had turned aroundAnd all our hopes had come to beAnd the people gathered ‘roundThey all brought what they could bringAnd nobody went withoutAnd I learned a song to singThe revolution starts now

marvin - I'm hoping, perhaps naively confident, that there are a reasonable number of McCain voters that will accept and support our president-elect. I was inspired by Sen. Obama's victory speech direction in reaching out to those that didn't vote for him, recognizing he'll have to work to earn their confidence, perhaps ultimately their trust.

As you say, only time will tell, and I completely agree that Sen. Obama is one of the few that can lead the healing. I truly hope the revolution (for a new era of Washington politics) is successful!

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I write about nature and the outdoors, mostly relating to our local patch of the world in the Southern Tier of New York, but also our periodic travels to elsewhere. As a "mad-keen birder" I mostly focus on birds, as a father I often focus on nature seen through the eyes of a child. Anything that arouses my curiosity is fair game.

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